A little before Christmas I took a lemming to the Urban Decay 15th Anniversary palette. I was going to get it when it came out but did I really need another Urban Decay palette?
The next day I viewed the coming soon cobuys on BuyaPowa and what did you know, it was there! So I popped my email in the box and waited for it to go live.
Now if you don't know what BuyaPowa is it's a price drop type site. They bulk buy things which means they can give them to us cheaper. The more people that buy the cheaper it is and they offer a whole range of goodies to choose from!
This palette retails for about £39 and I got it for just £29! It was most definitely fate.
The palette is highly reflective so taking photos in any kind of good lighting is a nightmare but I tried anyway:
Overcast lighting:
Flash:
When the tray of shadows is popped out it reveals a velvet lined keepsake box:
And I even recycled the velvet tray it came packed in:
15 brand new and never before seen shades. I used a few of them on Christmas day and got compliments from the family.
They are buttery soft and have just the right amount of shimmer, as with any Urban Decay shadows.
I am definitely pleased with my purchase and have been checking BuyaPowa religiously since to see if anything else I've been after comes up.
Have you bought anything from them before?
Would you?
Gorgeous.. i have the last book of shadows I Love NY and also the naked palette but thisone is gorgeous.. i woudl like to buy it but i dont think i can justify other palette in my life XD XD
ReplyDeleteI both love and hate Urban Decay. They put out a great, wearable product. Unfortunately, they are somewhat expensive and you really only need so many eye shadow palettes. This one is really, really pretty though....
ReplyDeleteoooooo its soo pretty!! Got to love Urban Decay. x
ReplyDeleteWhat a great deal - I love the colours in that palette :)
ReplyDeleteAlso, your book challenge post has inspired me to start reading again. I read the whole Game of Thrones series back to back and got Kindle fatigue!!
Such intense colours, I was thinking about getting this one too, I love UD shadows. No, I haven't tried BuyaPowa, to be honest I hadn't heard of it before this but the concept is good. What was the postage like? fast delivery etc?
ReplyDeleteThey are such amazing colours! I always love the UD palettes, but I don't really wear eyeshadow, so I have to talk myself out of buying them everytime I see a new one!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see some of the looks you create with this though :)
Tor @ That's Peachy Fashion Blog xx
Lovely colours and a bargain price too - I wish I'd seen that offer. I'm trying to get into a routine of checking buyapowa every morning so that I don't miss anything and I put my email address down for any good stuff they have coming up! Makes a change to see this amongst a sea of Naked 2 palette posts! xx
ReplyDelete@Bambi I wasn't a fan of the last BOS though I have 2 and NY!
ReplyDelete@Kat That is true but I think when you compare to MAC and them charging around £25/30 for a palette of 4, UD works out better value and I prefer their shadows.
@Susie Always, they have my heart when it comes to shadows most definitely.
@Scarlett I'm so glad! I think I need to look into those as I've heard lots of talk about them.
@Nic It varies by product but this was about £2.50 delivery and they said I probably wouldn't get it before Christmas as the auction was 2 weeks before but I got it like Thursday before Christmas?
@Tor I haven't much of late, especially since I lost my 88 Palette (how one can lose a palette of that size is beyond me I know!) so I hope this rekindles my love for them.
@Gem I check it daily too! And I was going to it but when I thought about it you only need so many neutral shadows. I love my Original but I'd pick colours over it any day!
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